Moein Hajizadeh

Moein Hajizadeh

He and a group of people accompanying him had distributed flowers among the people to support the prisoners opposed to compulsory Hijab; the video is available under the ‘evidence’ section. This led to his arrest.

  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27350'> Heavy sentences were meted out to three women’s rights’ activists: Mojgan Keshavarz, Yasaman Ariani and Monire Arabshahi. A few days later, a number of women’s rights’ activists went to Tehran Metro and gave flowers to passengers. Mojgan Keshavarz, Yasaman Ariani and Monire Arabshahi had used the same method to show their protests and that’s why they were punished </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='26607'> According to the IPA, plainclothes officers of Tehran police went to Mr Hajizade’s residence and arrested him. At the time of arrest, a number of his personal belongings were seized including a number of his writings. Based on the information given to the IPA by credible sources, he was first sent to the detention house of police on Tehran’s Vozara Avenue for interrogation and, after that ended, was sent to Evin prison. Mr Hajizade and a number of the people with him distributed flowers on Tehran Metro to support prisoners opposed to the compulsory Hijab. After his arrest, the media close to the Iranian government, republished videos related to Moyin Hajizade and called labeled him as to be “working for Masih Alinejad” </coverage-outsourcing>
  • <coverage-outsourcing id='27754'> <reference source='https://prisonatlas.com/m-tehran/'> According to the IPA, seven of this case’s defendants were sentenced by the Branch 15 of the revolutionary court to two to eight years in prison. Saman Zandian and Moyin Hajizade were convicted of “gathering and collusion against security, propaganda against the regime and insulting the Supreme Leader” and sentenced to eight years in prison (each); Leila Mirqafari got five years on the charge of “gathering and collusion against security.” Four other defendants, named Raha Ahmadi, Armin Soorani, Vahid Qadirzadeh (Qadiri) and Mohammad Abolhasani were convicted of “gathering and collusion against security” and got one to two year of discretionary sentences. After application of the Article 134, Saman Zandian and Moyin Hajizade will have to face five years. For other defendants, all the sentences need to be carried out </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>